"This one's going to bring us to our knees," said Tom Simmons, president and co-owner of Crating Tec

A military helicopter lands at Boulder City Airport on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013., after rescuing people from Jamestown, Colo., where they had been trapped with other towns people since Wednesday because of flooding in the mountains.
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In Lyons, residents took shelter on higher ground, including some at an elementary school, before convoys could push through the water and into the isolated town. The convoys carried 15 people at a time to buses beyond the roadblocks, past cheering crowds.
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Some of the flooding was exacerbated by wildfire "burn scars" that have spawned flash floods all summer in the mountains. The flames strip away vegetation that normally helps absorbs excess water and leave a residue that sheds water.